When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part of a smart, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of $25 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

This Sr. Manager, Finance is a key member of a BU's Finance Leadership team and will lead the BU level core financial processes and BU level initiatives in driving forward the growth and profitability of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop robust and scalable short and long term financial models for the BU, ensuring alignment across functions
• Drive and manage the monthly close and forecast process
• Drive the annual AOP (budget) and STRAP processes (calendar, modeling, communication, consolidation)
• Responsible for all BU level reporting commitments, including, but not limited to, financial reviews, flash reports, outlooks, QBR, ad hoc reports.
• Identify, monitor, and articulate key operating metrics, business risks, and opportunities associated with the plan and outlooks to the leadership team
• Liaise with Division FPA&A, Group FP&A, Corporate FP&A and Systems teams to drive reporting integrity and accuracy.
• Support BU level initiatives, special projects, requests and ad-hoc financial analysis as required

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related experience with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet. CMA/CFA is a plus.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in a finance role with hands-on experience in providing financial analysis to drive key business decisions within the context of a matrix organization and/or corporate environment
• Systems experience, including, but not limited to: EDW, Hyperion Planning, CMR
• Strong financial modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to developing team members
• Ability to establish credibility and indirectly influence others, building effective partnerships throughout the organization (e.g., internal customers, FP&A, senior leadership)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interpret and summarize financial analysis results in a clear, concise, accurate manner
• Desire to formulate and drive process improvements, with confidence to challenge the status quo
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines
• Display maturity in dealing with highly confidential and sensitive financial information
• Foresight to anticipate implications of decisions (i.e., ability to proactively address problems)
• Technical ability to effectively navigate interplay between financial systems

Key Success Factors:

• Enthusiasm to work as a team player and a team leader
• Applies strong technical and analytical skills to influence strategic business decisions